Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• January 22, 2020
Step one: completed.
After a seventh-place finish at the state meet last year, the Trojan Bolts have set themselves up for another year of success with the help of senior leaders James Pinter and Izaak...
It's a good time to be a West High sports fan.
The boys basketball team is currently on a four-game winning streak while the girls basketball team is looking for their third straight win on Monday,...
Maddy Smith, Visual Editor and Feature Editor
• January 18, 2020
The addition of the girls’ team to the wrestling program had been in the air for a while, with student polls being sent out throughout the 2018-19 school year. It was questionable whether it would happen...
The boys wrestling team defeated Muscatine 50-24 behind two major decisions from Ashton Barker '21 and Graham Gambrall '21. After dropping the first two matches, Barker got the team on the board with...
Following their previous win against Dubuque Hempstead, the girls basketball team took another victory against the Waterloo East High Trojans. The team kept a steady lead throughout the game, and finished...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• January 8, 2020
Call it a comeback.
With one of the best atmospheres yet this year it was only right for the Trojans to find a way to escape the floor with a win. Without starters Marcus Morgan '21 (11.8 ppg) and Nick...
Imagine if all five players on the basketball team were shooting at a different basket, or a soccer match with 11 different goals.
Unlike cooperative team sports like volleyball or football, swimming...
Hanah Kitamoto, Print Co-Editor-In-Chief
• December 23, 2019
At first glance, wrestling mats might look soft. That's what people thought about female wrestlers. But if you take a closer look, both are extremely tough. It took decades of dodging stereotypes and doubters...
On this episode of No Cap Recap, sports editors Joe Goodman and Owen Aanestad discuss the last few weeks in West High sporting events and provide insight into the wins and losses that have made up the...
The Recruiting Trail gets its first official commitment in its third episode featuring four-year varsity wrestler Will Hoeft '20. Throughout high school, Hoeft has seen interest from schools such as the...
Owen Aanestad, Online Editor-In-Chief
• December 17, 2019
For many returning varsity swimmers, this dual meet against Linn-Mar was circled in red. Last season the Trojan Bolts faced the Lions on five different occasions with wins in all four except at the state...
